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18 games like Deus

The best games like Deus are Hyperborea, Blood Rage and Cyclades — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Hyperborea shares civilization, area majority / influence, grid movement with Deus.

Every alternative below links to its own Deus-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s civilization / mythology shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Deus’s 2.9 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Hyperborea (2014)
   2–6 players · 50–150 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with Deus: Civilization, Area Majority / Influence, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid, Modular Board · 4 of Deus’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Deus: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~25 min longer · +0.3 heavier
   View Hyperborea on Amazon →
2. 2. Blood Rage (2015)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Deus: Mythology, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of Deus’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Deus: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
   View Blood Rage on Amazon →
3. 3. Cyclades (2009)
   2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Deus: Civilization, Mythology, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Deus’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Deus: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · same complexity
   View Cyclades on Amazon →
4. 4. The Seafarers of Catan (1997)
   3–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Deus: Civilization, Hand Management, Modular Board, Network and Route Building · 3 of Deus’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Deus: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~15 min longer · 0.5 lighter
5. 5. March of the Ants (2015)
   1–5 players · 70 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with Deus: Civilization, Area Majority / Influence, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid, Modular Board · 4 of Deus’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Deus: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
6. 6. Tigris & Euphrates (1997)
   2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Deus: Civilization, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of Deus’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Deus: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.7 heavier
7. 7. Conquest of Paradise (2007)
   1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with Deus: Civilization, Area Majority / Influence, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid, Network and Route Building · 4 of Deus’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Deus: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · 0.4 lighter
8. 8. Kemet (2012)
   2–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Deus: Mythology, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of Deus’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Deus: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · same complexity
9. 9. Yellow & Yangtze (2018)
   2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
   Shares with Deus: Civilization, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management, Hexagon Grid · 3 of Deus’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Deus: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
10. 10. Chaos in the Old World (2009)
    3–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Deus: Mythology, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of Deus’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Deus: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
11. 11. Empires of the Void II (2018)
    2–5 players · 90–180 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Deus: Civilization, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management, Modular Board · 3 of Deus’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Deus: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~60 min longer · +0.6 heavier
12. 12. Lords of Hellas (2018)
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Deus: Mythology, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of Deus’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Deus: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
13. 13. Tapestry (2019)
    1–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Deus: Civilization, Hand Management, Hexagon Grid · 2 of Deus’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Deus: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · same complexity
14. 14. Ghost Stories (2008)
    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Deus: Mythology, Grid Movement, Modular Board · 2 of Deus’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Deus: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
15. 15. Clash of Cultures (2012)
    2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Deus: Civilization, Area Majority / Influence, Grid Movement, Hand Management, Hexagon Grid · 4 of Deus’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Deus: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~135 min longer · +0.8 heavier
16. 16. Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy (2020)
    2–6 players · 60–200 min · ★ 8.8 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Deus: Civilization, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Deus’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Deus: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~55 min longer · +0.7 heavier
17. 17. Space Empires 4X (2011)
    1–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Deus: Civilization, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid · 2 of Deus’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Deus: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~105 min longer · +0.5 heavier
18. 18. Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition (2017)
    3–6 players · 240–480 min · ★ 8.7 · Heavy
    Shares with Deus: Civilization, Area Majority / Influence, Grid Movement · 2 of Deus’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Deus: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 6 · ~285 min longer · +1.4 heavier

Looking for the original? See the full Deus fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.